St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-24
HEARD BY THOUSANDS,
Michael Davitt Addresses an Enormous
Crowd at Madison Square Garden,
New York.
Powderly and George Present Letters of
Regret Read From Many Con-
gressmen.
The Distinguished Irishman Wildly
Cheered for His Utterances on
Land Reform.
Father McGlynn Defended and Car
dina1 Simeoni's Course Roundly
Condemned.

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-There was dem
onstration in Madison Square garden to-
night, in compliment to Michael Davitt and
his wife. Nearly 10000 people were pres
ent. Patrick Ford presided When Dayitt
was presented the people did vast deal of
cheering. When Il. V. Powderly was re-
cognized there was not little applause. as
also when Henry George was seen among
the crowd. Letters of regret were received
| from Senators Sawyer, of Wisconsin;
Dawes. of Massachusetts; Vance, of North
Carolina; Henderson, of Nebsaska; Sewell,
OF New Jersey; Aldrich, OF Rhode
Island; Sabin, of Minnesota; Congress
| men Cutcheon. Of Michigan; johnson.
of Indiana; White, of PENNSYLVANIA.
Mr. Davitt at the outset chose to construe
the demonstration not only as a greeting to
him, but d token of encouragement to Erin.
He then adyerted to the Irish question
abroad and said the fight on the land nues-
ton was on once more. He could not
PICTURE THE INHUMANITIEs
being carried on by the British crown. For
| his part he would have regarded as iustifa
BILE homicide any shooting by the people OF
Glen Bay and Glencoe of the bailitfs who
outraged their homes. Wild cheers.
That the Glencoe people left the bail
ifs to escape alive was one of
the law-abding characteristics of
the race; and the speaker wanted
to and did confess tonight that he was
| in measure responsible for the pacific at
titude Of the Irish at home. He yet believed
it unwise to oppose undiscipIined force
| against disciplined power. That would mean
sure defeat. He thought the Tory govern
ment meant Il war of determination.
and let this policy become known
and all the wisdom of conservative
leaders could not avert some supreme act
OF retaliation. But when such a CONSUME
nation shall have beed reached the common
sense Of Englishmen Will have asserted it,
self.
| ATTENTION GREW INTENSE
when Mr.. Dayitt at length said:
| now wish 10 refer to matter not only of
interest to me and my friends, but to the en-
tire city of New York. A voice: Three
cheers for the poor mans friend | can
not well pass over in silence the cause OF INV
friend Father McGlynn. But in what am
about to say l will endeavor to care
fully avoid the mistakes of Others
and will refrain from line of criticism which
Injuries the case it means to defend In DR..
McGlynn S statement in the papers this morn
ing we read as follows: Il did promise in
1882 to make no more Irish Land league
speeches, and when again censured in 1883 for
favoring the Irish revolution in speech in
behalf of the suffering Irish people | dill
promise to make no more speeches on the
Irish question, even for charity, but did not
think myself to abstain for all time from
public speaking on political or social sub
jects. 1t appears from this that his offense
began at the last meeting that he addressed
in this city in 1882, for which Cardinal
Simeoni then censured him for favoring the
Irish revolution. Herein lies
DIR. M'GLYNN's oFFENsE.
uorly ctr i1-
1888 the Irish cause was in death struggle
OF the dlscouragements of coercion. Every
resource of power was employed to disrupt
our rank and destroy the land league, and it
menaced by destruction, that Car
dinal Stmeoni, at the desire Of the
English agents in Rome, Joined his feeble at
tacks to those of Ireland's other enemies. 1t
appears now that he was not satisfied with
his vain attempts to coerce the bishops and
priests of Ireland into doing England's polit-i
ical work. He also aimed his little thunder
bolts at our friends in America be-
cause he was instructed by England
that it was here we got our
sinews o. war and here, of all the friends OF
Ireland. Cardinal Simeoni singled out for.
punishment one of the most devoted priests!
and single-hearted men God has ever called
to the ministry; one of the largest
hearts. one of the most Catholic minds
that ever donued the vestments of the
Catholic priesthood; one of The most fearless
champions that Ireland has ever given 20 the
cause of human liberty. And for what? For
supporting this movement in Ireland, which
meant to grasp
RoBBER LANDLORDS
what I am proud to call the Irish revolu-
ton. Let there be no mistake about
the origin Of hostility TO our beloved friend
Had he been engaged in praising England or
defending landlordism in 1852 he might he to-
day the archbishop of New York Father
McGlynn has done what the bishop and priests
i'll ireland have done in defiance of
this same cardinals Injunction. He is
awarded punishment which the propaganda
would have melted out to the Father Ne
Glynns of Ireland. 1t is absurd to believe
that Father McGlynn would leave the church
to take the stump, but he claims, and
think rightly so, the right to think
for himself in political matters.
DR.. McGlynn does not enforce his views on
any person on this continent or in his church,
but until they arc declared by the head of the
church as contrary to the Catholic faith, Dr.
McGlynn tells me he will not re-
tract the doctrines. TCheers7 | sim
cerily hope DR.. McGlynn will go to
Rome and defend the justice of these doe
trines, and while do not question the cour-
age of DR.. McGlynn, must say that those
who advise him not to go to Rome, no matter
how COED may be their intentions or objects,